Kim Lester

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Natasha Meten |Kim Lester |Inga Stunzner

This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 9th May 2024Bringing a baby into the world is one of the most important things a woman can do, and for millennia this experience has been shrouded in rituals designed to keep both the mother and baby safe. But in the 21st century, ancient birthing traditions have given way to lifesaving medical support.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Natasha Meten |Kim Lester |Inga Stunzner

This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 6th June 2024Child protection workers in the Pacific are seeing increased reports of child abuse including sexual abuse. According to a recent study by Save the Children, more than, 80% of the child protection workers who were surveyed in Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Fiji said emotional, physical and sexual violence had increased or significantly increased in their country.

May 11, 2024 | abc.net.au | Melissa Maykin |Kim Lester

From the Lost Tribes of Israel to kinship systems and God's chosen people, we unpack the beliefs among some Christians that underpin their support for Israel. Joining the program, Investigative journalist with TVNZ and 1News Indira Stewart and Anthropologist at the University of Waikato, Dr Fraser MacDonald.

Mar 31, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kim Lester

Beaudy Camacho Loney was 17-years-old and enjoying her senior year of high school in Guam when she discovered she was pregnant. Although she was aware of contraception, Beaudy says teenage hormones got the better of her. "Seeing that my pregnancy test was positive, I was so scared. Flooded with all those emotions," Beaudy recalls. "I felt so alone and so embarrassed, being a student leader and having gotten pregnant.

Jan 24, 2024 | abc.net.au | Hilda Wayne |Alice Matthews |Kim Lester |Inga Stunzner

Meet the successful business leader from Papua New Guinea who wants more women to believe in their own value.